The front door of the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum in St. Michael’s, Maryland, is “watched” by a pair of cas...
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The Only Breed With its Own Tartan
To our knowledge, it’s the only dog breed in the world with its own tartan. During last year’s three-day ...
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The National Dog of Thailand
The Thai Ridgeback developed in the isolation of the islands in which it lived. Because of poor or nonexistent transpor...
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“Please Sir, not in front of the Corgis.”
“Please Sir, not in front of the Corgis.” Probably no other British monarch has been as identified with a...
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Morocco’s Other Native Breed
The Sloughi is sometimes cited as the only dog native to Morocco, but that would be incorrect. The Aidi, also called the...
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Breeds and Blue Bloods
Happily, it’s been a long time since purebred dogs were the purview of only the royalty and aristocracy, but many ...
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The Only Three Breeds That Can Be AKC Registered as “lilac”
The only three breeds we know of that can be AKC registered as the color, “lilac” are the Border Collie, Ch...
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The Flusher
Known as “the flusher,” the Sussex Spaniel is an old breed dating to the 1700s when it was relied upon to fl...
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Ear Tassels
There are many terms used to refer to the hair that appears at the ends of some dog breeds: “Ear Bells” and ...
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Australian Shepherd Eyes
It’s sometimes said that watching an Australian Shepherd litter whelped is like opening a series of surprise packa...
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Breeds that Hunt by Barking
Though the title, “Barking Bird Dog of Finland” officially belongs to the Finnish Spitz, the Norrbottenspets...
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The Schweizer Laufhund
The Schweizer Laufhund is said to be one of the most powerful and best hunting dogs in the world, an accomplishment for ...
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Chippiparai
At a recent dog show in Puducherry, India, nearly 175 dogs participated in the Madras Canine Club All Breeds show, and o...
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Annie Oakley’s English Setter
Phoebe Ann Moses was born in 1860 and died in 1926, long before many of us were around. We know her better as Annie Oakl...
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LL Bean’s Cover Models
Kudos to LL Bean for featuring purebred dogs on its Spring, 2016 catalog! The two dogs at the left are Vizslak, a bre...
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A Snippet of Skye Terrier History
Lying off the coast of Scotland is an island that gives its name to the Skye Terrier. The largest of the Inner Hebrides ...
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From Skye Terrier to Telephone
Years before the first human voice was transmitted over Alexander Graham Bell’s invention of the telephone, Alexan...
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The Skye Terrier in Literature
Greyfriar’s Bobby was not the only book that featured a Skye Terrier. “Dougal,” in the book, “Th...
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Cimetière des Chiens et Autres Animaux Domestiques
Not counting ancient burial sites such as Askelon, the Cimetière des Chiens et Autres Animaux Domestiques may be the ol...
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Colette and Her Muse
She was a woman ahead of her times, and in some ways, maybe even ahead of ours. The French mime, journalist, and novelis...
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